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Persuasive Speech Persuasive Speech Students will give a persuasive speech to their peers. They will be assessed on Content and Delivery. Rubric Code: B3WXAW By rebeccaroland Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8

Persuasive Speech Rubric
	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Content 50 % Score:_______/ 15
Introduction 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement No introduction or introduction didn't actually introduce topic.	Fair A purpose of the speech was given, but it lacked an attention getting statement and a preview of the the reasons	Good Introduction gave enough details to cover the speech, but it did not start off with a strong attention getting statement or the preview was not clear	Excellent Great Attention Getting statement was used. The purpose of the speech is clear and there was a clear preview of the reasons (ckpt #2,#7,#8)
Body 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement Lack of organization or details	Fair Reasons were given, but no real convincing evidence. A lot of opinion only was heard	Good Good organization and details. Reasons and Evidences given, but only one strategy was used	Excellent Excellent organization, in-depth details, and included a variety of details (facts, stories, specific examples, etc.) (Ckpt #6 and #8)
Conclusion 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement Speech ended abruptly or stated, "I hope you liked my speech..."	Fair Speech ended with a rushed or confusing conclusion	Good Speech ended with summary of points, but not a strong statement of impression	Excellent Speech ended with a summary of points, a challenge or question to the audience, and a lasting statement that makes an impression (ckpt#8)
Delivery 50 % Score:_______/ 15
Voice 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement Difficult to hear or understand. No expression in voice.	Fair Could be heard some of the time or somewhat difficult to understand. Little expression.	Good Could be heard clearly. A little too fast or too slow, little expression is heard in the voice	Excellent Great volume, not to slow or too fast, expression is heard in the voice, and effective pauses are used
Eye Contact 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement No eye contact. The speech was read the entire time	Fair Little eye contact. The speaker shows some effort to look away from his/her paper.	Good Eye contact during parts of the speech for more than a glance.	Excellent Eye contact with all of the audience throughout most of the speech.
Body Language 5 pts Score:	Needs Improvement blank facial expression or distracting movements	Fair Some slouching, distracting movements at times, almost no facial expression	Good Stood straight with little facial expression appropriate hand gestures	Excellent All body language showed enthusiasm: stood straight, hand gestures emphasized the poionts, facial expressions matched speech mood.
Total Score 100 % Score:_______/ 30

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